Badminton Ireland recognises the importance of juvenile clubs. The Juvenile Club Initiative (JCI) seeks to promote Juvenile Club Development within existing Adult Clubs that do not currently have a juvenile section or links with a Juvenile Club.

The JCI started in September 2009 in order to fulfil the following criteria:-

• To increase participation numbers of juvenile players
• To increase the opportunities for juvenile players to play in a club environment
• To encourage routes of progression through badminton from schools to juvenile to adult clubs
• To ensure that all development actions are sustainable and that clubs will continue to build on the work of this initiative

Badminton Ireland Development Officers are currently working with a number of selected clubs in developing Juvenile Clubs within currently existing Adult Clubs. These clubs include:-

• Boyle, Co. Roscommon
• Oranmore, Co. Galway
• Conamara Thiar Junior, Co. Galway
• Mungret, Co. Limerick
• Limerick PYMA, Limerick
• Cratloe, Co. Clare
• Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
• Ratoath, Co. Meath
• Vicarstown, Co. Laois
• Moneenroe, Co. Kilkenny

Badminton Ireland is looking to extend this programme for the coming season. Any interested clubs should contact CLOAKING